Events Diary
The Wye Events Diary publicises forthcoming community events. This is a free public service for local clubs, charities and voluntary sector organisations only. To advertise your event here, just click the "Add Item" button below the calendar and provide the dates, times and venue details. Please note: Wye with Hinxhill Parish Council accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of any externally provided information or links, and may edit or decline to publish items.
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Wye Arts Presents
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:30
Theme and variations
A recital by Matthew King
A rich and varied programme of pieces, to include Mozart, Mompou, Beetoven and Rachmaninov
19.30 - doors open 18.45
£5 (£7 for non-members)
- Venue:
- Wye School
- Contact:
- Wye Arts Association
Storytime and Rhymes
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:45
Storytime and Rhymes
10.45 - 11.15 (term time only)
Age range 0 to 5 years, free
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library 01233 812699
Wye Community Lunch
Wed, 1 May 2024 12:15
Wye Community Lunch for Wye residents
12.15 - 13.30
Two course meal, and coffee for £5.00
Please book in advance - call Richard Sinden 07969 583920
- Venue:
- Large Village Hall, Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Richard Sinden
Wye Surgery CLOSED
Wed, 1 May 2024 13:00
Wye Surgery will close from 13.00 and reopen 08.00 Thursday 2nd May.
From 13.00 on Wednesday all calls to Wye Surgery will divert to NHS 111.
- Venue:
- Wye Surgery
- Contact:
- Wye Surgery
Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Election
Thu, 2 May 2024 07:00
Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Election
Polling stations open: 07.00 - 22.00
***Voter ID required to vote in person***
The deadline to apply for free voter ID for the elections on Thursday 2nd May is 17.00 Wednesday 24th April.
(Electoral Commission guidance for candidates and agents)
- Venue:
- Polling Station WY1, Wye Village Hall, Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5EA
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Living Land
Thu, 2 May 2024 10:00
Living Land
Food, farming and the countryside event for primary school year 3 and 4 classes. This is an annual learning opportunity to explore the agricultural industry, the origin of their food and rural traditions within Kent. Living Land is a private event, free to attend as a class field trip, booked on a first come first served basis. The Living Land event is not open to the public, but it is available as a virtual learning resource.
Please see the Kent County Agricultural Society website for a school booking form and information.
- Venue:
- Kent Showground, Detling
- Contact:
- Kent County Agricultural Society
Brook Village Coffee Morning
Fri, 3 May 2024 10:30
Brook Village Coffee Morning (first Friday of the month)
10.30 - 12.00
- Venue:
- Brook Village Hall
- Contact:
- N/A
Wye Farmers' Market - The Green
Sat, 4 May 2024 09:00
Wye Farmers' Market
The Wye Farmers' Market, The Green, on the first and third Saturdays, every month.
To keep up to date, please check with the Wye Farmers' Market website
- Venue:
- The Green, Wye
- Contact:
- Market Manager 07804 652 156
The Five Church Walk (40th Anniversary)
Mon, 6 May 2024 10:00
The Five Church Walk 2024
In aid of the five churches on the route, Kent Air Ambulance and the Pilgrims Hospices
The 2024 walk will be anti-clockwise. Register at any of the five churches and pay a minimum of £5 cash or cheque only on the day. (Check website for details)
Start the walk at any time from 10.00 onwards, from either Chilham, Godmersham, Boughton Aluph (All Saints), Challock or Molash churches.
The well-marked paths link these churches in a clockwise circular 16 mile route following footpaths, bridleways, country lanes and private paths made available by special permission of the land-owners.
The route is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and it passes through some of the most scenic countryside in East Kent for all to enjoy, and with millions of bluebells in flower and the cuckoo calling you can be sure of a lovely day. Choose to complete the whole circuit or any part of it, and start and finish at any of the five churches.
This will be the thirty third annual sponsored walk, held in aid of the five participating churches, the Kent Air Ambulance and/or the Pilgrims Hospices. The funds raised are distributed according to your wishes. Those without sponsors are also more than welcome and are asked to make a minimum donation of £5 each. Each church also offers delicious home-made refreshments (and loos) while you take a welcome break.
Please download an entry form here and a sponsorship form here
- Venue:
- Start from either Chilham, Godmersham, Boughton Aluph, Challock or Molash church
- Contact:
- The Five Church Walk website (please click on the link above)
Southeastern Trains - Strike Action
Tue, 7 May 2024
Strike action on Tuesday 7th May will close Wye station and most routes and stations across the Southeastern network.
Check the live map and online journey planners for information
- Venue:
- Southeastern network
- Contact:
- Strike action travel advice
Storytime and Rhymes
Tue, 7 May 2024 10:45
Storytime and Rhymes
10.45 - 11.15 (term time only)
Age range 0 to 5 years, free
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library 01233 812699
Annual Parish Council (Hybrid) Meeting
Tue, 7 May 2024 18:45
Annual Parish Council meeting (APCM)
The Microsoft Teams Live waiting room for this hybrid meeting will open to the public from 18.45 onwards. This virtual meeting can be viewed either via the Microsoft Teams app (free to download), or via the web (recommended), or attended in person.
- Venue:
- Hybrid meeting: Reece Pavilion and online via Teams Live
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
- Agenda:
- Agenda 2024-0507 Annual Parish Council Meeting (PDF, 440 Kb)
Wye WI
Wed, 8 May 2024 10:30
Wye Women's Institute
Resolutions
Regular meeting time and date and venue:
The second Wednesday of the month, 10.30, Wye parish church
- Venue:
- Wye parish church, High Street, Wye TN25 5EJ
- Contact:
- See Wye WI notice board in Church Street
National Garden Scheme Open Day
Fri, 10 May 2024 11:00
Oak Cottage and Swallowfields Nursery
11.00 - 16.00
Home made teas and refreshments in aid of Elmsted Church
Admission £6 (children free). Book tickets in advance, or pay on the day
- Venue:
- Elmsted, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5JT
- Contact:
- National Garden Scheme via a link in the heading
National Garden Scheme Open Day
Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00
Oak Cottage and Swallowfields Nursery
11.00 - 16.00
Home made teas and refreshments in aid of Elmsted Church
Admission £6 (children free). Book tickets in advance, or pay on the day
- Venue:
- Elmsted, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5JT
- Contact:
- National Garden Scheme via a link in the heading
Parish Council (Extraordinary, Hybrid Meeting)
Mon, 13 May 2024 18:45
Wye Parish Council extraordinary meeting
(note earlier start time)
The Microsoft Teams Live waiting room for this hybrid meeting will open to the public from 18.45 onwards. This virtual meeting can be viewed either via the Microsoft Teams app (free to download), or via the web (recommended), or attended in person.
- Venue:
- Hybrid meeting: Reece Pavilion, Wye Village Hall, and online via Teams Live
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
- Agenda:
- Agenda 2024-0513 Extraordinary Parish Council (PDF, 473 Kb)
Storytime and Rhymes
Tue, 14 May 2024 10:45
Storytime and Rhymes
10.45 - 11.15 (term time only)
Age range 0 to 5 years, free
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library 01233 812699
Wye Community Lunch
Wed, 15 May 2024 12:15
Wye Community Lunch for Wye residents
12.15 - 13.30
Two course meal, and coffee for £5.00
Please book in advance - call Richard Sinden 07969 583920
- Venue:
- Large Village Hall, Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Richard Sinden
Wye Farmers' Market - The Green
Sat, 18 May 2024 09:00
Wye Farmers' Market
The Wye Farmers' Market, The Green, on the first and third Saturdays, every month.
To keep up to date, please check with the Wye Farmers' Market website
- Venue:
- The Green, Wye
- Contact:
- Market Manager 07804 652 156
Summer Sale
Sat, 18 May 2024 09:00
Wye and Brook India Trust's annual Summer Sale of plants, cakes and preserves
09.00 - 12.00
All contributions are very welcome!
Refreshments available
- Venue:
- Wye Parish Church churchyard
- Contact:
- See link above to Wye and Brook India Trust (Reg. charity no. 288217)
Beech Court Gardens Open Day
Sat, 18 May 2024 11:00
Beech Court Gardens open day
11.00 - 16.30
in aid of Cancer Research and Hospice Care with the NGS
Admission £5, children free. Dogs on leads welcome in the garden
Teas and cakes
- Venue:
- Beech Court, Challock, TN25 4JD
- Contact:
- see website contact page
Moths and the Darwin Collection
Sat, 18 May 2024 19:00
Moths and the Darwin Collection, the Natural History Museum
A talk by Dr Gavin Broad
Principal Curator in charge, Insects
19.00 for 19.30
Refreshments and nibbles. Donations requested
- Venue:
- Evington Hall TN25 5HR
- Contact:
- Friends of St Mary's Hastingleigh
Beech Court Gardens Open Day
Sun, 19 May 2024 11:00
Beech Court Gardens open day
11.00 - 16.30
in aid of Cancer Research and Hospice Care with the NGS
Admission £5, children free. Dogs on leads welcome in the garden
Teas and cakes
- Venue:
- Beech Court, Challock, TN25 4JD
- Contact:
- see website contact page
Sensory Garden Open
Sun, 19 May 2024 15:00
Sensory Garden Open
- Venue:
- , Wye
- Contact:
- Richard Sinden, Community Warden
Community Resilience Planning Workshop
Tue, 21 May 2024 09:30
Community Resilience Planning Workshop
09.30 - 16.15
'Communities Prepared' free, in-person workshop
Training event for town and parish councillors, in partnership with the Kent Resilience Team and the Kent Association of Local Councils (KALC)
- Venue:
- Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Storytime and Rhymes
Tue, 21 May 2024 10:45
Storytime and Rhymes
10.45 - 11.15 (term time only)
Age range 0 to 5 years, free
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library 01233 812699
Flood Warden Training
Tue, 21 May 2024 19:00
Presenter: Debbie Thompson, Team Leader, River Stour Field Team
'The work of the Environment Agency Field Teams'
19.00 - 20.00 (Bitesize Session)
Environment Agency Flood Resilience and Kent Resilience Team
- Venue:
- Online training
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Making Space for Nature Workshop
Thu, 23 May 2024 09:30
Making Space for Nature, Potential Measures Workshop
09.30 - 13.30
Developing Kent's Local Nature Recovery Strategy
- Venue:
- Lenham Community Centre, 12 Groom Way, Lenham, Maidstone ME17 2QT
- Contact:
- Making Space for Nature
Brook Rural Museum
Sat, 25 May 2024 14:00
Brook Rural Museum - open 14.00 - 17.00
The Grade I listed barn, Grade II listed oast house and associated buildings of the Agricultural Museum Brook, house an impressive collection of Kent related agricultural objects.
The museum will open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, every weekend between 25th May and 29th Septmber 2024, between 14.00 and 17.00.
- Venue:
- Brook Rural Museum, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
- Contact:
- enquiries@brookruralmuseum.org.uk
Organ Recital
Sat, 25 May 2024 19:00
Organ Recital
Neil Wright FRCO
Organist of Farnborough Abbey
Admission free, retiring collection to defray expenses
- Venue:
- Wye Parish Church
- Contact:
- Wye Parish Church
Storytime and Rhymes
Tue, 28 May 2024 10:45
Storytime and Rhymes
10.45 - 11.15 (term time only)
Age range 0 to 5 years, free
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library 01233 812699
Wye Community Lunch
Wed, 29 May 2024 12:15
Wye Community Lunch for Wye residents
12.15 - 13.30
Two course meal, and coffee for £5.00
Please book in advance - call Richard Sinden 07969 583920
- Venue:
- Large Village Hall, Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Richard Sinden
KALC Area Committee
Wed, 29 May 2024 19:00
KALC Area Committee
19.00
Election of KALC Ashford Area chair and vice chair, and representatives for 2024-2025
- Venue:
- Civic Centre, Ashford
- Contact:
- Wye PC / KALC representative)
Planning Working Group
Fri, 31 May 2024 19:00
Planning Working Group informal meeting to consider current planning applications, pre-application plans and planning policy matters.
- Venue:
- Reece Pavilion
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Wye Farmers' Market - The Green
Sat, 1 Jun 2024 09:00
Wye Farmers' Market
The Wye Farmers' Market, The Green, on the first and third Saturdays, every month.
To keep up to date, please check with the Wye Farmers' Market website
- Venue:
- The Green, Wye
- Contact:
- Market Manager 07804 652 156